Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2025
Fix It! What’s A Playground Without A Slide?
A Honolulu park slide was removed and its entrance boarded up earlier this year. It’s still unclear when it’ll be replaced.
Jeremy Hay/Civil Beat/2025
Fixed It! Elevator, Broken For Many Months, Rises Again
Medical building patients who had to climb the stairs express relief
Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025
Fix It! Punahou Square Park Has Seen Better Days
A dog park is being added to the small park while other parts of it remain neglected.
Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025
Fix It! The Rough Ride Up Round Top Drive And Tantalus Road Needs Smoothing
The beloved Tantalus-Round Top Rural Scenic Corridor is full of potholes and uneven surfaces — and it’s not expected to be fixed anytime soon.
Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2025
Fix It! Renovation Of Ala Wai Driving Range Is Months Overdue
After missing a spring deadline to reopen, a city spokesperson said the popular golf course driving range will be back in business in November.
Jeremy Hay/Civil Beat/2025
Fix It! Oʻahu Patients Hobble Up Stairs To Doctor’s Office
Patients have been without an elevator at a Honolulu medical building for months.
Matthew Leonard/Civil Beat/2025
Fix It! This Kāneʻohe Road Is Overdue For Repair
Kea’ahala Road connects Kāneʻohe town to major state facilities, but it’s been 20 years since it was properly repaved, and sidewalks are impassable for many.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Fix It! Streetlight Keeps Losing A Fight Against An Unruly Tree
Residents of the Hawaiian homestead in Kapolei worry the overgrown foliage could be a bigger hazard soon.
Kevin Dayton/Civil Beat 2025
Fix It! Big Island Building’s Solar Panel System Is On The Blink — Again
It costs taxpayers $4,000 every month that system isn’t producing electricity.
Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2025
Fixed It! This Popular Waikīkī Promenade Is Finally Open Again
Civil Beat followed up on three previously broken pieces of infrastructure we’ve written about. Here’s what we found.